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After the "flamboyant 1920s and the retrenchment of the 1930s," the bar was closed during the occupation of France by Germany during World War II. [1] It was one of the first lesbian clubs in the city. At its peak, Le Monocle was considered a luxurious club where "fashionable" women could dance, talk, and kiss without fearing judgment or ...
Cigarette girls in Florida in 1956 Cigarette girl at the Bellmansro restaurant in Sweden, 1940. In Europe and the United States, a cigarette girl was an attractive young woman who sold or provided cigarettes from a tray held by a neck strap, a common casual occupation until supplanted by vending machines in the 1950s, especially at nightclubs, but also at restaurants, bars, casinos, and other ...
In the 1920s, Parisian nightlife was greatly influenced by American culture. One of its greatest influences was the ragtime called jazz, which became very popular in Paris. "Ragtimitis" came to Paris with a rendition of "The Memphis Blues" by a U.S. Army band led by New York Army National Guard Lieutenant James Reese Europe.
Fass, Paula S. (2007) The Damned and the Beautiful: American Youth in the 1920s. 2007. ISBN 978-0-19-502492-0; Gourley, Kathleen (2007) Flappers and the New American Woman: Perceptions of Women from 1918 Through the 1920s (Images and or of Women in the Twentieth Century). ISBN 978-0-8225-6060-9
Flappers redefined being a woman in 1920s New York and became one of the era's most enduring symbols. Flappers symbolized a new era of prosperity, freedom, and consumerism in 1920 New York.
Speakeasy bars in the United States date back to at least the 1880s, but came into prominence in the United States during the Prohibition era (1920–1933, longer in some states). During that time, the sale, manufacture, and transportation ( bootlegging ) of alcoholic beverages was illegal throughout the United States, due to the Eighteenth ...
Step into Naughty Pine Brewing Company and you'll be instantly transported into another world where the beers are brewed to perfection and the 1920s speakeasy vibes are in full swing. Naughty Pine...
The Wein Bar, [16] located in Cincinnati, Ohio was started in 1934 by Joseph Goldhagen, who during the 1920's, was active in the commercial production of illegal alcohol until the Prohibition period ended and the bar was opened. During the 1930's, the bar had multiple live performances daily, and over time, the bar evolved into an R&B live ...